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Risk assessment and clinical implications of COVID-19 in multiple myeloma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Sultan Mahmud
  • Md Faruk Hossain
  • Abdul Muyeed
  • Shaila Nazneen
  • Md Ashraful Haque
  • Harun Mazumder
  • Md Mohsin

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Introduction: Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) face heightened infection susceptibility, particularly severe risks from COVID-19. This study, the first systematic review in its domain, seeks to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on MM patients. Method: Adhering to PRISMA guidelines and PROSPERO registration (ID: CRD42023407784), this study conducted an exhaustive literature search from January 1, 2020, to April 12, 2024, using specified search terms in major databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science). Quality assessment utilized the JBI Critical checklist, while publication bias was assessed using Egger’s test and funnel plot. The leave-one-out sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the robustness of the results by excluding one study at a time to identify studies with a high risk of bias or those that significantly influenced the overall effect size. Data synthesis involved fitting a random-effects model and estimating meta-regression coefficients. Results: A total of 14 studies, encompassing a sample size of 3214 yielded pooled estimates indicating a hospitalization rate of 53% (95% CI: 40.81, 65.93) with considerable heterogeneity across studies (I2 = 99%). The ICU admission rate was 17% (95% CI: 11.74, 21.37), also with significant heterogeneity (I2 = 94%). The pooled mortality rate was 22% (95% CI: 15.33, 28.93), showing high heterogeneity (I2 = 97%). The pooled survival rate stood at 78% (95% CI: 71.07, 84.67), again exhibiting substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 97%). Subgroup analysis and meta-regression highlighted that study types, demographic factors, and patient comorbidities significantly contributed to the observed outcome heterogeneity, revealing distinct patterns. Mortality rates increased by 15% for participants with a median age above 67 years. ICU admission rates were positively correlated with obesity, with a 20% increase for groups with at least 19% obesity. Mortality rates rose by 33% for the group of patients with at least 19% obesity, while survival rates decreased by 33% in the same group. Conclusion: Our meta-analysis sheds light on diverse COVID-19 outcomes in multiple myeloma. Heterogeneity underscores complexities, and study types, demographics, and co-morbidities significantly influence results, emphasizing the nuanced interplay of factors.

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  • Sultan Mahmud & Md Faruk Hossain & Abdul Muyeed & Shaila Nazneen & Md Ashraful Haque & Harun Mazumder & Md Mohsin, 2024. "Risk assessment and clinical implications of COVID-19 in multiple myeloma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(9), pages 1-22, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0308463
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308463
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